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# 1  
Old 12-02-2008
Regular expression issue
Hi,

I have the following string: $string= BG_1_12345_?_XX.SVF

The '?' means that any character could be in that position.

If from a file i will read the string $str=12345 how can i modify the $str in order to be $str=$string.

Best regards,
Christos
# 2  
Old 12-02-2008
Clarify your question, its vague what you're trying to achief.

Regards
# 3  
Old 12-02-2008
Hi,

try:

Code:
if [[ "$string" =~ "$str" ]] ; 
then     
    echo $(sed "s/\(.*\)[0-9]\{5\}\(.*\)/\1${str}\2/" <<< $string ); 
fi

If $string contains the numbers of $str, then
use sed to read in the part in frot of the matched numbers "\1"
and the part after the matched numbers "\2",
put the content of $str between both and echo the result.


Another solution would be:

Code:
echo $(sed "s/\(.*\)${str}\(.*\)/\1${str}\2/" <<< $string )

HTH Chris
# 4  
Old 12-03-2008
What i would like to do is from the $str string to create the $string string by appending/prepending the correct characters. The problem is with the characters ? which is a character that i do not know.
I would like to do this in perl.

Thank you
Christos
# 5  
Old 12-03-2008
Hi,

here the same in perl:

Code:
perl -e '$string="BG_1_12345_X_XX.SVF"; $str=12345; 
        if ( $string =~ /(.*)$str(.*)/ ){$front=$1;$end=$2;printf "$1$str$2"}'

This assigns $string a value, $str contains a substring of $string.
Then we test if $string matches $str and save the part in front and after
$str in two variables $front and $end. Finally the concatenation of
$1$str$2 is print out.

HTH Chris
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